Esther Martin, MLA
@emartin.bsky.social
food studies MLA. folklorist. public historian | special interest shitposter | Laurel's butler (mom). instructional design. | gardens. estate sales. cats.
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WELCOME TO THE DRACULA PAPRIKA DISCOURSE!!
(meme from tumblr, not my own, original link seems to be dead now)
(meme from tumblr, not my own, original link seems to be dead now)
December 4, 2025 at 3:54 PM
When is an estate sale not an estate sale? When I'm there having an existential crisis about death.
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There’s a Ghost in My House
And I bought it at an estate sale.
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October 24, 2025 at 3:58 PM
When is an estate sale not an estate sale? When I'm there having an existential crisis about death.
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Y'all, I have a Substack. It's called The Kitchen Sink and the Very First Post is about meat tins.
In fact, it's only Part I of meat tins. You never know there was so much to learn about tins full of meat.
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In fact, it's only Part I of meat tins. You never know there was so much to learn about tins full of meat.
esthermartin.substack.com/p/meat-tins-...
Meat Tins - Part I
They're material culture, goshdernit!
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September 22, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Y'all, I have a Substack. It's called The Kitchen Sink and the Very First Post is about meat tins.
In fact, it's only Part I of meat tins. You never know there was so much to learn about tins full of meat.
esthermartin.substack.com/p/meat-tins-...
In fact, it's only Part I of meat tins. You never know there was so much to learn about tins full of meat.
esthermartin.substack.com/p/meat-tins-...
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Firefox extension for those who are interested.
June 29, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Firefox extension for those who are interested.
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A day late, but ten years ago yesterday we hosted the first ever #FolkloreThursday over on Twitter! TEN YEARS people!!!! What a decade it's been - THANK YOU to everyone who has been with us over the years, and here's to keeping on putting the folk back into folklore!
June 19, 2025 at 8:17 AM
A day late, but ten years ago yesterday we hosted the first ever #FolkloreThursday over on Twitter! TEN YEARS people!!!! What a decade it's been - THANK YOU to everyone who has been with us over the years, and here's to keeping on putting the folk back into folklore!
"We believe it's important to give back to the community. That's why we built the world's first subterranean Buffalo Wild Wings franchise in the basement."
We Love the Character of this Neighborhood So We Bought a House, Tore It Down, and Built a Mansion Resembling a La Quinta Inn
Our 19th most-read article of 2024. - - -Isn’t this neighborhood charming? The cute brick ranches. The historic bungalows with their breezy porche...
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June 19, 2025 at 4:05 PM
A panel on TV debates the ethics of boiling the frog. The panel is composed of twelve herons and no frogs.
The Amphibian Conservation Organization is stripped of government grants. All funding is redirected to the new Department of Frog-Boiling.
The Amphibian Conservation Organization is stripped of government grants. All funding is redirected to the new Department of Frog-Boiling.
Signs the Frog Has Been Boiled
A large pot sits in plain sight. There’s a frog in it. Every day, Leader announces his plans to boil the frog. His campaign slogan was “BOIL THAT F...
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June 19, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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"No more living to work for me, now I’m working just to stay alive."
Life is Great Now That I’ve Quit My Job and Pinned Myself Under This Enormous Boulder
One morning, after years of slogging through 60-hour work weeks, I woke up, looked in the mirror, and realized that I didn’t like what I saw. I was...
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June 9, 2025 at 1:29 PM
"No more living to work for me, now I’m working just to stay alive."
I've done it. I've officially received my MLA in Gastronomy from BU. There are things I've been proud of, but never like this.
I wasn't able to attend graduation, but my lovely friend provided me with a realistic representation of what it would look like if I did.
I wasn't able to attend graduation, but my lovely friend provided me with a realistic representation of what it would look like if I did.
May 29, 2025 at 5:12 PM
I've done it. I've officially received my MLA in Gastronomy from BU. There are things I've been proud of, but never like this.
I wasn't able to attend graduation, but my lovely friend provided me with a realistic representation of what it would look like if I did.
I wasn't able to attend graduation, but my lovely friend provided me with a realistic representation of what it would look like if I did.
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Happy pub day, An American Girl Anthology! Sharing a bit about the book process and my feelings about writing my first not-food book (and the food history that helped shape it) in my latest newsletter with fellow food scholar/co-author @emartin.bsky.social!
Meet An American Girl Anthology
My first not-food book and the food history that helped shape it
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May 15, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Happy pub day, An American Girl Anthology! Sharing a bit about the book process and my feelings about writing my first not-food book (and the food history that helped shape it) in my latest newsletter with fellow food scholar/co-author @emartin.bsky.social!
Yuuuusssss, also preorder this book because I wrote something with @kchysmith.bsky.social in it, and god we need this win.
had a really excellent time presenting with @kchysmith.bsky.social at Pitt’s “Oh, You Beautiful Doll” conference. Thank you to everyone who came to hear us yap (and yapped WITH us) about dolls, nostalgia, the Care and Keeping of You, & memes ♥️
also preorder!!! www.upress.state.ms.us/Books/A/An-A...
also preorder!!! www.upress.state.ms.us/Books/A/An-A...
March 23, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Yuuuusssss, also preorder this book because I wrote something with @kchysmith.bsky.social in it, and god we need this win.
Always proud when my comments make it to the Snacket email.
March 16, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Always proud when my comments make it to the Snacket email.
I am excited to share, a full week later, that I turned in my last incomplete 10 years late for my 11-year-old two year part-time masters degree with BU Gastronomy.
I’d like to thank all my haters, primarily myself, who never thought I’d get here.
I’d like to thank all my haters, primarily myself, who never thought I’d get here.
February 12, 2025 at 6:45 PM
I am excited to share, a full week later, that I turned in my last incomplete 10 years late for my 11-year-old two year part-time masters degree with BU Gastronomy.
I’d like to thank all my haters, primarily myself, who never thought I’d get here.
I’d like to thank all my haters, primarily myself, who never thought I’d get here.
Me trying to set up Bluesky thinking I’d already joined with TheFoodlorist years ago: DAMMIT emartin is taken!!! Who took it UGH!!!
Me. It was me. I took it.
Me. It was me. I took it.
January 19, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Me trying to set up Bluesky thinking I’d already joined with TheFoodlorist years ago: DAMMIT emartin is taken!!! Who took it UGH!!!
Me. It was me. I took it.
Me. It was me. I took it.